Detroit's MOST DANGEROUS and CRIME RIDDEN Area: Detroit's Red Zone.

[@ChrisHarden]

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[@LivingDeadDetroiter313]

Garbage content not shocking

[@kimberlystrong1912]

Dennis Archer was the best mayor. Bing was totally clueless. He even admitted to knowing not what to do. Kilpatrick and Duggan corrupt. They care nothing about the people. To them it is all about the money. Ignoring what the people want. Not Civil Servants. Just greedy politcians. City Clownsal. All these people would sell their own mama out if the price is right. I wonder how Duggan would look in Orange.

[@goutvols103]

Has anyone offered you money to drive this same route at night during the summer?

[@KelleyCarter-s6x]

Home sweet home. Grew up off E Warren and lived Eastside all my life. Even in the red zone and I guess it doesn't seem that bad when you grow up there because you are raised to know what to avoid and certain things embedded in you to survive. I love my city!!

[@mmichaelc]

Seeing Eastland being dismantled is so sad. I remember when it was an outside mall before it was enclosed in the early 70's .

[@5ringsaudits]

Eastland was the spot!

[@bobmackay3414]

@@5ringsaudits I spent a lot of time at Eastland growing up too.

[@davidszelinski5021]

Saw the Shrine Circus there when I was young

[@lavapix]

Yeah, what a different world it was back then. Went there in the 60s and 70s.

[@Dotz_Sumimasen]

Used to have lunches with my Grandma at Hudson’s there. Had a nautical theme and salad bar was on a (replica??) small motor boat type setup. Then we’d stop at Saunder’s to grab a treat. Lots of other memories, but Grandma did like her lunches & treats 😆

[@HalisIstanbullu]

I hadn't heard about Eastland closing and being demolished. When I was little, Eastland, just like the also defunct and demolished Northland, was synonymous with high quality and high class. My memory stretches back to a very different world!!

[@kimberlyjefferson6519]

Northland is being rebuilt to be a mall, senior center, apartments and whole community... they are redoing it

[@chrismaurer2075]

I remember going to Eastland when it was still an outdoor mall . You are touring my old neighborhood . I got out when it started to go downhill . It's a shame to go through there now and to witness what a certain demographic can do in such a short amount of time.

[@Mark-oy1wv]

Thanks for highlighting what’s going on in the area that I grew up in back in the 70’s and 80’s. Even though it looks horrible, I long to take my kids back to ride around and see the area that I grew in. But not only is it to bad…it’s also too sad. So many good memories from back when it was nice😢🤦🏽‍♂️

[@charlesross8449]

I grew up on Waltham Ave. 1969-1980, Fleming Elementary was directly across the street!

[@mdolan900]

@@charlesross8449 I grew up on Fairmount Dr.. 1977 - 1992. Burbank Elementary was a few blocks away. Used to walk to school there.. still remember that frozen custard shop at 7 and Hayes we used to ride our bikes to also.

[@phyllis9750]

Better take your attack dogs with you.

[@zombywoof1015]

​@@phyllis9750sidearms. Michigan is an open-carry state. Lol

[@Somepepper]

It was bad in the 70s and 80s lol my parents fled to Dearborn by 1961

[@johnelvidge1336]

I was born in Detroit in the 60's, my siblings too. All my family was born their or moved at the turn of the 20th century. Detroit was destroyed by 'Progressives' who made it impossible for a landlord to evict non-paying tenets. My Grandfather had to sell his buildings for pennies on the dollar to cops, who then used intimidation to get the rent. They made their $$ and let the places decline. When the Mayor said he didn't care if 'white people' moved out of the city, and then finds anyone who could left (the middle class), doesn't take much to see who's to blame. Same with the Mayor KC Kansas. Today, all the property tax in Detroit is payed by companies who stayed, at massive discounts. Look at the history of Highland Park and you see the reason Detroit is a dump.

[@charlesharmon4926]

And now California is doing the same thing with rents since Covid.

[@9chilidog]

I’m a black man, and I know you’re damn right. Politics of white guilt, and revenge drive out the tax base, and until recently knee capped Detroit from crawling out of being a 3rd world hovel. Ask yourself, Pittsburgh was a one horse town as well when it came to steel, how did they recover within a couple decades of losing their main employer? Well, they didn’t have grievance politicians bent on getting payback, and wholesale stealing while calling everybody racist.

[@johnelvidge1336]

@@9chilidog Our neighbor from 67-70 was an engineer at GM, would bring home the most AWESOME GM cars. Camero, Firebird. Most likely made more than my dad. He left before us to the burbs. He happened to be Black. Still remember seeing all the new sports cars in their driveway. When him and his family moved away I was really saddened.

[@gl7543]

Sad to see happening, especially with all the beautiful history that's being forgotten and left to rot

[@Bazzookie]

Honestly the biggest flaw of Detroit was how the interstate was implemented, which is most likely due to the auto industry pushing to make Detroit even more reliant on the automobile. It became too easy to get into and out of the city and anyone who had the means to leave saw the opportunity for more land, a bigger home, a quieter neighborhood, etc. I mean hell, many of the companies in Detroit aren't even based in the City anymore, they're out in the suburbs completely removing people from ever touching the city limits, Oakland county is damn near its own city at this point. I'm originally from Grosse Pointe Park right off the corner of Somerset and E Jefferson, and even though Grosse Pointe counts as safe and "affluent" it is heavily affected by the state of the city right next to it. When the city has problems, it leaks over into the adjacent neighborhoods, and people leave, including my family, because of it, which causes even more problems. Detroit for decades has been littered by short sighted developments that causes long term problems and it's really sad.

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

A large Amish contingent in this area, so I'm told. The Amish tend to make martyrs of their ne'er-do-well's. The worst gang is the notorious Bearded Carriage Boyz....

[@brodyhess5553]

I hope that’s true lol

[@chrisslater9081]

i lived there when the bearded carriage boyz took over,,,they attacked me with pitchforks garden hoe's and tried to run me down with their horses and carriage,,and the women threw shoo fly pie at us,,,,i told my family ,,were outta here it has gone to hell

[@yilol]

You passed my street at 25:37... Born in 1976, I grew up at State Fair and Goulburn. Went to Saint Raymonds. My father was a police officer at the ninth precinct, Gratiot and Gunston. My neighbor was a police officer, and the man directly across the street was also a police officer. We had some amazing times growing up. I am enjoying the nostalgia as I type. Walking up to Vince's party store at the corner of my street and 8 mile for Vince's Pizza and cannolis. Sam and Paul were great guys. I would ride my bike to seven and Hoover to pick up my papers. All the glorious times during that period. Hopping the bus down to Eastland Mall now and then. Boys and girls club was always an enjoyable time. Bittersweet. It's a shame what was once my childhood turned into a war zone. The memories will stay with me forever. Thanks for the video. I'll be falling asleep with the memories of my childhood.

[@williambandyk327]

As much as the East Side has been decim8d, the WORST NEIGHBORHOOD in Detroit's BRIGHTMOOR (on the West Side; mind u). It has a so-called "Eaat Side" feel. The biggest difference? The East Side has more BRICK HOUSES (which has more durability than "pre-fab" houses). Even the abandoned/vacant houses on the East Side r much more salvageable than most houses on the West Side.

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

williambandyk327;have you ever been north of Tireman Avenue east of Livernois?!? THAT is the hands-down WORST-looking 'hood in the United States!! There are some streets,that between Joy Road and Tireman Avenue only have FOUR standing houses!! Worst part is,a lot of dudes doing wholesale coke deliveries live over there driving cars on 200-spoke gold rims,with $10,000 thousand dollar sound-systems,while their 'hood looks like Godzilla and Mothra attacked it!! My aunt used to live over there for decades until she died in 1997,so,I remember what it used to look like over there!! Now,it's just sad to see what it has come to!! I'd love to see that 'hood look like it DID in the late eighties,compared to now!!

[@PavedParadise541]

BRIGHTMOOR Is in Livonia. Not Detroit.

[@19LondBuch72]

@@PavedParadise541 wrong - Fenkill & GrandRiver

[@Henry_Jones]

The mayors 100% right about tearing down all the abandoned buildings.

[@kimberlystrong1912]

Dan Gilbert is the one who made Downtown look nice. The mayor has done nothing concerning the city. No police, No schools, does not address crime at all. Gilbert should get the credit for help trying to fix up some neighborhoods.

[@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477]

@@kimberlystrong1912 Gilbert is a soul sucking real estate monger who hurts the city more than he helps. Where’s district Detroit? Where’s the housing??

[@kimberlystrong1912]

@@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477 You are probably right. The Mayor and City Council care nothing about Detroiter's

[@KelleyCarter-s6x]

I agree that most should be torn down. I believe that a few can be saved for elderly apartments, homeless shelters etc. Just my opinion. I love my city and hate to see it like this but those buildings could help some detroiters who have nothing not even pride. Not every homeless person is a drug addict. Refurbish and have homeless work for their apartments after they get in. Have them do clean up or demolition to improve the city if they can't work or don't. Idk just ideas

[@garymartin1045]

While Lansing criminals in the Democrat party helped fund it to Waste the state's tax money. Like it's theirs.

[@sherrikanan6892]

Thank you! It’s where I grew up! It was incredible to watch & see it now! My homes are gone but what fabulous memories!

[@lowellwhite1603]

I was sad to see that the Eastland Mall was being torn down but not too surprised as I had heard about crime problems there. I worked there in 1975 when the recently enclosed mall was new and modern with nearly all of the stores occupied. I haven’t been that way, except for driving by on nearby I-94, in more than a decade.

[@KevThyDev]

I’m proud to say I was born in Detroit. St. John’s hospital. I miss my city. Currently located in Atlanta but would love to come home and live the last part of my life. I’m proud to tell anyone I’m from Detroit. It taught me about life and what it takes in this world to survive and I’m still standing. One day I’m coming home god willing .

[@RADIUMGLASS]

That area was still majority white in 1970. By 1980 the demographics dramatically changed but you still had a few original owners holding on into the 1990s until they passed away.

[@lavapix]

Big difference between Schoenherr in Detroit and where I grew up in Warren at 13 Mile. In the 70s I hung out with a girl who lived on State Fair. It looked nothing like it does now.

[@ronshawver6880]

I graduated from Warren Woods in '80. Hey neighbor!

[@lavapix]

@@ronshawver6880 Tower HS in 78. Some of my neighbors went to WW.

[@jamesrobinson1022]

I lived my first 5 years of life in this area. I last lived on Eastwood off Gratiot, the street you pointed at the 7:00 mark with the white building with arches on it. I lived in a two flat but it is now torn down. I remember witnessing a shooting while walking down the street with my mom when I was 4. It's been 30 years since I lived in Detroit.

[@ronshawver6880]

I lived on Alcoy between Linnhurst and Parkgrove, a block south of Eastwood and 3 blocks west of Schoenherr. We had to get out when I was 12 and moved to 12 Mile in Warren. I'm 59 now. Graduated from Warren Woods High in 80.

[@sandlertossone1813]

NO freaking way..I live on that street now and actually they had rebuilt and remodeled a lot of the houses on the Warren side. The neighbors keep the hood safe from those coming across 8 mile. I lived miles down in a more expensive area and hated it compared to here. Kids outside playing, people getting together all the time..community is the best here.

[@dizzotizzo69]

Harpo's was a dangerous club to attend.

[@dizzotizzo69]

@@sandlertossone1813 Community is the best there? Never heard that ever from any place in Warren.

[@bobmackay3414]

Growing up there in the 1960`s and 1970`s and being a Denby graduate, I had lots of high school friends that lived in the 48205-zip code. It really makes me sad to see it now. It was a nice area back 40 to 50 years ago. The fire station that Chris passed on Houston Whitter and Gratiot has been the busiest fire station in Detroit since the 1980s. The documentary " Burn" in 2011 was filmed at that firehouse. Film makers from Germany have also made documentaries .Feuerland Detroit on You Tube.

[@airbrushken5339]

It wasn't nice in the 70's on. I got back from Vietnam (101st Airborne) and was assigned at Selfridge AF Base (Mt.Clemens, MI). After the 1967 Race Riots, it was over! When ever a procurement officer needed to go downtown, I'd assign an ARMED solder to ride shot gun with the civilian DOD employee for protection (who were usually female). It was so sad, the great "white flight". There used to be this big billboard; "Last one out of Detroit, please turn off the lights". Black Mayer; Coleman Young instead of trying to pull the city together, ended up employing his pals... In 1979 I moved to Australia, and never looked back. They even tried to make all police and firemen live in the city limits to be employed. It ended up cops would rent these places in Detroit and but actually live outside Detroit with their families.

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

bobmackay,was that Engine 50 or Engine 58?!?

[@bobmackay3414]

@@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj the fire station that Chris passed in this video is engine 50, ladder 23 on Houston Whitter. Engine 58 is located on Whitter and Lakepoint. I. lived closer to engine 58.

[@bobmackay3414]

Anthony, If you watch the Feuerland Detroit video on you tube you will see engine 58 and 50 responding on the east side, on the west side engine 54 and ladder 26 which is located off Grand River near 6 Mile. There are 12 combination engine/ladder fire stations in Detroit.

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

@@bobmackay3414 Indeed Engine company 50 is about the busiest company in Detroit!! I've actually DRIVEN Ladder 26 before!! My buddy Joey Palm has worked at Engine 50 his whole career!!

[@diegogalvan1810]

03:10 that’s an abandoned church, went to visit it a few times and the stained glass is gorgeous, sadly the building is falling apart, a lot of holes in the ceiling and last I was there I saw a lot of vandalism too

[@stevenmorrissey6174]

Even now if you go a mile out of downtown it’s not a very safe area…

[@monkeyface_handsome]

I've lived most of my life around the gulf. It blows my mind how lushly green everything is.

[@AI-cp1jg]

It's sad when you have to move without selling the home you own. That would be very tough for most people, including me.

[@jamesscherrer1642]

These videos are so important but each one tears holes in my heart. Life must really suck for so many that they have no connection to "nice" or "wholesome". just horrible.

[@RyanisRude]

I could definitely see some of these neighborhoods get redeveloped. I see a lot of untapped potential in Detroit!

[@robertcameronjones]

They won't be. There's good development down town / mid town but there is too much land, too little amenities , too high crime, and too poor schools to make sense to develop in the rest of the city. The strongest neighborhoods out of the city center like North Rosedale, Sherwood Forest have homes > 70 years old. Nobody in their right mind would build homes in the hood today.

[@mattswaggy7804]

The most Detroit neighborhood in Detroit

[@DavidCarmichaelEVO]

great history and context the videos on the southwest side are excellent.

[@flagmichael]

Great Scott! This was the first video I have checked out on this channel, and it will be the last. Ad after ad, then another ad in the beginning. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who blacklists anything I see advertised (if I am looking for something I start with googling reviews) so now I am adding Audible and Manta to my "never ever" list. I didn't get past 0:38 before I reached the limit of tolerance. I will not be back.

[@mrq2044]

I left this area in 2012 and by the looks of it all the remaining businesses on 7 mile did too

[@kayslifeee1]

People who are not from here have no understanding that’s all I can say

[@BillyT531]

What do we not understand? Seems pretty clear.

[@Trumpetjoe40]

No understanding of what? An abandoned city that should be leveled by a nuke? Not too complicated

[@BobbyPacee]

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[@BobbyPacee]

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[@animistorigins6906]

I've heard multiple Detroit locals mention this. Could you elaborate on what you mean by Detroit being misunderstood? Do you mean that people don't understand why things are the way they are there, or that people get a false impression?

[@johnmelcher1778]

I grew up in this area. Beaconsfield between Whittier and Morang (48224) which is just east of Denby High school. It's so sad to see what happened to this city. Maybe 100 years from now it will be a nice family neighborhood again.

[@bobmackay3414]

I grew up on Somerset between Moross and Morang.

[@johnmelcher1778]

@@bobmackay3414 Born and raised there 1962 -1982, left for the Military and never went back, Sad!

[@mattnardoni5695]

48224 , Beaconsfield between Whittier and Courville, grew up in the late 1970's thru late1980's. Lots of kids everywhere, many friends, GREAT memories. No fear back then... Hate to see it looking like it does now in just 30 years later.

[@rdred8693]

Not unless the blacks move out

[@yoyo762]

Why?? Where will all the blacks go to??

[@ignite21385]

Hey Chris, thanks for this video. I'm a teacher at Denby, and I would love for you to do another video on this neighborhood after the 2023 SAT administration, and every year thereafter. I can promise you that the trajectory of youth in this community will be completely different. Also, I would love for you to highlight how unequal investments in the Downtown area in comparison to the actual neighborhoods contributes to the situation in this and many other neighborhoods in Detroit. Poor parenting isn't the only cause of this situation; systemic inequality is the largest contributor.

[@demonseed032]

So is the systemic criminality.

[@atomicwedgie8176]

Keep voting democrat.

[@mhoggard]

I grew up in Harper Woods, or as I now refer to it, Harper Hoods, between Kelly and Beaconsfield. It's sad to see how that area has diminished. The footage of Eastland made my stomach turn a bit. Great work I am enjoying your videos and knowledge of areas you show. Keep up the good work.

[@mikekavanaugh1348]

I’m from the same area man and yeah it sucks what happened with eastland. I used to love going there as a kid and as I grew up got to watch it turn to hell over 20 plus years

[@004Black]

Wow, despite living north of the city right now I didn’t know Eastland has been razed. I started going there from the late 60’s until the 80s.

[@jakeeleebattos9942]

We all know who's responsible for the down fall of eastland mall..who wants to go to the mall with family or friends and have to worry about getting shot,robbed or both..i had an aunt and uncle that lived on outer drive down from derby hill.it spent a lot of time there during summer vacation from school in the 70s as a kid cus they had a swimming pool..they got out of there in 1983 and you should see the neighborhood know..its a dam shame..seems u have to move away where u start seeing corn fields to get away from the (HOOD).you use to be able to leave your bike out on the front lawn without it being stolen..now,they will stab you over a chicken sandwich at popeyes.

[@demonseed032]

The same responsible for the downfall of my hometown of Flint.

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

jakeeleebaos9942;In all fairness,there have been shootings in Fairlaine Town Center also!!

[@craiggillett5985]

This was one of your best videos to date. Thank you 🙏

[@FrankaiVideos-DetroitsComeback]

In 2013, there were 86,000 empty houses. Now 2022, there's about 16,000 left. The Land Bank owns half and the rest are privately owned. 4700 Land Bank houses are scheduled for demolition by 2024, the rest for rehab and will be secured with "SecureView " transparent clearboarding. (Lee plaza has it now). Then there are the 8000 privately owned and that's a different situation.

[@dianap5504]

I recently came across your channel, and have spent the last three days binging your Detroit/Detroit Suburbs videos. Excellent work, and thanks for so much nostalgia and also for the educational aspects. I have already learned a ton from you! This particular video blows my mind, because I had a friend who lived in this neighborhood (on Carlisle, just south of 8 Mile between Gratiot and Kelly) in the mid-90s. I used to visit her often, and remember it being a pretty nice area. Granted, this was quite a while ago, but still. Dang. I will mention that I am a white suburbanite who never lived in the city of Detroit (just for a frame of reference). I have lived in a lot of areas of Metro Detroit: Harrison Township, Sterling Heights, Shelby Township, St. Clair Shores, Northville, Garden City, and I currently live in Commerce Township. So yeah…while I have lived in areas that are generally considered “nice” or even “very nice”, I didn’t think my friend’s neighborhood in the 48205 was considerably different than what I was accustomed to. In fact, I considered it just as nice as (or even nicer than) the Garden City neighborhood I lived in during that same time period (again, we are talking about the mid-90s). So…maybe you and/or some of the commenters can help me understand when the 48205 started to fall apart. Was it already happening in the mid-90s and I was just oblivious? Or did it happen after? My friend moved out of there several years ago - first to Warren, and currently in Sterling Heights. I haven’t talked to her in a long time…I think I’ll reach out and ask her about how things were leading up to her moving away. I am saddened, but also very curious, as I had many good times there and always felt safe.

[@ChrisHarden]

Can’t tell you from personal experience when it started to fall. As far as I know Detroit’s east side, in particular this area, has been rough my whole life. I’ve lived in Oakland County off and on throughout my life though, so… yeah. Not sure. Maybe someone else has more insight.

[@GregD68]

Nice! I watched this with my manta sleep mask on and still found it scary; some things just transcend sleep masks. Excellent video Chris! I enjoyed riding along...

[@susanboatman7913]

I saw the abandoned office of old tax accountant on Gratiot. I haven't been there in 30 years due to my accountant retiring. Its sad seeing Eastland being torn down. I graduated from the old Lutheran High School in 1977, which just down the street. I used to go to Eastland after school.

[@michelledml3162]

I went to Lutheran High East my first year of high school before my grandparents moved us out to the burbs. Shame Regina & Notre Dame are gone 😭

[@traugott06]

Tim R. I also went to Lutheran High East more dwn below.

[@jamesmaurer8349]

Detroit, St Louis, Memphis and Baltimore. I sense there must be some kind of pattern but I just can't put my finger on it.

[@SuperSuperman1976]

I worked an ambulance in Detroit. I seen the worse of the worst.

[@GT47179]

You certainly did.....😥

[@aimeekrieg9932]

What was the worst?

[@SuperSuperman1976]

@@aimeekrieg9932 A lot of elder and child abuse.

[@Defcon1776]

26:16 I lived on Rowe, a few houses down on the right from 1964-1968. I learned how to swim in Osborne's pool.

[@adamnolin704]

2019 was not the “all time low” for violent crime in Detroit’s history. It may have been the lowest during the Great Society era (late 1960’s to current), but most definitely not “of all time.”

[@004Black]

I lived on Rossiter and Morang before graduating HS and joining the Coast Guard. The summer of 1979 was spent working out at Denby HS. I would buy refreshments at Mr Cs on Morang after my workouts. What a tragedy that it has devolved to the current state of disrepair.

[@mattnardoni5695]

Hey Chris, can you do a drive thru of 48224, right next door to this RED ZONE?

[@ChrisHarden]

Already did ---> kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-4dJV6rretpcU

[@gomithecrow9903]

I grew up around Six mile and Hoover, went to school at Wilkins Elementary, Von Steuben Middle School and Osborn High School. The 9th precinct was always busy day and night.

[@ronshawver6880]

I went to Von Steuben! til '75. Fleming Elementary. Moved to Warren in '76.

[@SonOfLibertyLGB]

I grew up on Manning near Kelly. It was still nice in the 90s so sad to see it now. I feel for the people living there now including my grandparents.

[@mdolan900]

I used to deliver the Detroit News a couple blocks away around 1984-1985 on a bike - Fairmount drive between Kelly and Brock xD

[@davidjohnston351]

Good job your commentary was spot on

[@charlesreynolds7407]

I'm from the UK and love watching your videos, what a shame about the crime rate as Detroit looks very nice.

[@jimmylongmyonlinevideos6711]

Yep, I used to live in that area. It was nice when I first bought my house on Troester. Right down the street from Denby High School. After living over there for 10 years I saw the decline and it started going down slowly. But in the end I gave my house up just to be able to move out because my house was not worth it was when I bought it and I refused to stay hoping it would get better.

[@SyTheTarotEye]

Dang, I seen my house get passed up at the very beginning on Kelly Road. It used to be nice over there!

[@lindaelick6067]

I’m heartbroken and disgusted at the same time. I could see the end of Denby’s parking lot from the front porch of my home. But it wasn’t always like that, I spent my youth running those streets with my friends. We didn’t have video games or cell phones we went outside and played. Our neighborhood was good, until it wasn’t. After 18 break ins and watching the police clear a crime scene from my front window, we were finally able to move in 2009. I missed the memories, but not the neighborhood. Up to that point I had lived my entire life in Detroit. It really is a shame how destroyed the neighborhood is, it was once a good place to live and raise a family.

[@1L6E6VHF]

I was kitty-corner from Denby HS from 1989 to 1997.

[@jimmylongmyonlinevideos6711]

Hey I loved the vid and you covered a lot of area. I lived, worked, and loved neighbors in that area. I went to Osborn, I lived right down the street from Denby and the list goes on. However, althought it is a known fact that 48205 is a dangerous area, you missed a few jems and areas in the 48205 district that you missed. There are still nice areas in the 05 zone.

[@lorrainemchugh7051]

Went to Osborne also. Was completely different then.

[@roaddogg800]

Really tragic. My late Aunt and Uncle had a beautiful home right off of Kelly road on Tacoma Ave. Was a fantastic neighborhood even into the mid 80's. Eastland was a nice fully functional mall as well. Now it's all a disaster zone.

[@giuseppetroncone6239]

I grew up at Tacoma/Reno and lived there until 1999. I went to church at St Jude. When I was living in Metro D, I’d drive around and take a look at the changes. I’ve been lived in TN the last 10 years. This video brought back some memories.

[@michaelakins7961]

I grew up in that neighborhood. In the late 80s and early 90s it was still a pretty nice neighborhood. It rivaled many of the suburbs. It's extremely sad to see the state that it's in today.

[@sandlertossone1813]

I live off 8 mile and Gratiot in the neighboring city. Most of these houses have been there since the riots in the 60s. The 80s we had alot of people moving out and the homeowners would burn their houses for insurance or just abandon them altogether. The mayors are more concerned about building up downtown then tearing down these houses. He drove through the good area's actually. Go down another mile and it looks like a nuke hit it. However we look after each other here and community is everything. 4th of July most of the street are shut down due to bbq's in the street. Gangs are not like in other cities. We don't have bloods or crypts here. Most are small gangs but very territorial and violent. Remember most of the crime is isolated to the gangs and not like other cities where there are robberies and car jackings. We don't have riots or looting here either cause we respect our hood

[@greggarbacz2566]

For 5 years I drove by Denby H.S every day going to work. Seymour was lined with nice homes back then. My grandmother lived near Charles and Mound. You could see Tranfiguration church from her house. I remember when Eastland Mall opened. It was an open air mall then. I didn't see my favorite Chinese restaurant on Kelly Rd. Golden Dragon. Like everything else, it's most likely gone. Would a nuclear bomb have done more damage to Detroit? Yep, I know the Burbs would be gone but the city is completely wrecked with very little to salvage. There are still some nice LOOKING areas. If they could have there own government with city oversight, they might be able to bring it back in a shorter time. Look at Boston-Edison, Indian Village and other "hoods". Even though there is no local government, the HOA has made a huge difference. Can the county or state set up something workable? I know the city won't want to "un-annex" the parts that are salvageable. Can the rest of the city learn from this? It isn't working for the city as a whole. Something needs to change. Tear out the streets, infrastructure utilities that aren't paying there own way. Sell the vacant land as acreage to someone who would develop it with new ventures. Heck, GIVE IT AWAY to someone who would develop it and offer a 50% tax break for 10 years! Any income is better than No income!

[@ricosally6734]

I moved 12 yrs Ago, I work my ass off, so I don't ever have to live in that place again, terrible place, terrible people

[@katiestarthegrowler7762]

😢Hey, Discovered your videos here recently. As a tottler lived in the Northwest hood. I have notice some of the videos you show lots of pictures. Others good commentary Being blind you describing things more is sure helpful. Keep up the great reporting!!!!!!

[@davidszelinski5021]

Ex wife's aunt had a house on Seymour built after the war when they got married it was beautiful five bedrooms two baths formal dining room Galley kitchen a treasure lost to foolish neglect

[@michaelburke9539]

In 1980 I purchased my first home, on Seymour right off of Kelly. A beautiful custom built brick home. Right after I purchased it an older lady, a teacher in the neighborhood stopped me to say her best friend and husband built the house as newlyweds in 1941. They relocated to Calif in '58. After we were broken into Christmas '87, we got out of there. The person we sold it to passed away, his crackhead daughter ran the place into the ground. It sat vacant for many years and now sadly, thanks to squatters, the second floor is burned out and open to the sky. It's just a matter of time before it will be torn down, like like so many others on that street.

[@simcagreg48]

I was a little surprised how many homes were gone on Seymour. I drove that street for years and years. There were many beautiful homes in Detroit, such as along Grand Blvd and so many other areas

[@0Tyr]

Good documentary of the zip code!

[@ethosyourbro]

What's a trap house? Love the video!

[@Fresh2Death84]

A trap house is a house where drug activity happens.

[@ethosyourbro]

@@Fresh2Death84 Thanks for letting me know, I thought it was a place where people were lured into. I'm in New England so there isn't much talk of trap houses.

[@douglasmacrae8947]

It's always a pleasure to watch your videos!

[@thedeepblueskys]

These neighborhoods have less blight and more homes then Brightmoor. I’ve mentioned Brightmoor recently in other videos. It deserves its own spotlight. Dan Rather and 60 minutes did a video on it because of how messed up it is. Now people are gardening all the empty land and building tiny homes. In some areas of Brightmoor

[@CrystalHickerson]

Love your videos. I live in Oakland County Bloomfield Township. I've learned a lot about the Metro area from your videos. Thanks so much!

[@cherylediehl873]

Can you share the 48213 zip code. The Harper though Dickerson area.

[@williambandyk327]

The "48213" area also includes the 4mer Packard Plant property. I have a 4mer friend who lives on Sheridan in that area.

[@Memnoch67]

anytime you see a popeyes chicken you can bet you are in the wrong neiborhood

[@hoped6676]

True.....

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

Or churches fried chicken

[@jsexton54]

They have the best chicken sandwich, way better than chick fila

[@gregorypierson4536]

I enjoy the music that highlight your presentation

[@sherisetyus4609]

Wow, no words! I went to Osborn and as an adult I lived on Hazelridge between Hayes and Kelly Rd. I moved away in 1989. My heart breaks at how things are now! But I will always love Detroit and will always call Detroit home!!!

[@deborahhewitt6101]

I moved away in 87 and I feel the same as you do.

[@bobwallace9814]

If Wally Cox was a noted grad of Denby, it shows a huge contrast in the neighborhood now and the one back in the day. Detroit is rebuilding it's downtown and midtown due mostly to the money of four individuals. This will give it a much larger tax base needed to demolish the homes and businesses in areas like this one. The nicer homes are ones owned by retired auto workers who the majority will pass during this decade. Look for this and other areas to be meadows and greenbelts by the 2030's. The main problem in these areas is the culture. Where Ben Carson, a top brain surgeon at the top medical school in the world comes from a Detroit ghetto and is ridiculed and yet 100% can tell you LeBron's shoe size. How many kids even graduate from high school? Gangs are their only place of employment. I see one guy brought up a 75% out of wedlock rate. I believe its closer to 85%. I'll even go one step further. The baby momma's are now into the fifth generation by multiple males who don't search for love outside of their hood, if you ran an Ancestry DNA test, you'll find the majority of these neighborhoods are all related to each other.

[@phoenixman8569]

I live in canada b.c vancouver and area, and housing prices have skyrocketed to crazy expensive levels, so much so that 35,000.00 would barely be enough for a down payment on a house here!!!

[@killerta87]

The problem is people of Detroit cry about the crime, but don't do anything about it. If the citizens would take care of parenting their kids and stopping the violence it wouldn't be so bad. But the people just sit back and watch Detroit burn and go down farther and farther.

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

That happens when you're taught from age 4 that there are government agencies to help you bend over to scratch your toes.

[@rickrinke1443]

Get the woman to marry the government with the welfare system and take the father out of the home and see the results!

[@kitchenskills5427]

How does that get fixed? If the remaining population is the struggling population with poor education and other social ills and few positive role models or outlets for the children, how does the situation improve?

[@chriswheatley3146]

The area reminds me of parts of Saginaw, MI. That city suffered a similar fate as well.

[@45AMT]

I remember those live streams. Good to see the video version. As always an outstanding job. No shortages of check cashing. Loan sharks. Cell phone stores. ABC Stores, EBT convenience stores and oh I almost forget Citi Trends store(s).

[@Truckngirl]

Congrats on sponsors! Get ready for the hate in 3, 2, 1.....

[@MrTaeDaniel]

As soon as you cross the boarder between Detroit and Harper Woods boarder to the mall the roads get worse lol.

[@Ali-sc4yn]

I live on 8 mile ( near there( and it’s not that bad at first.. but then bro

[@RADIUMGLASS]

A lot of the residents are moving down south or into subsidized housing in the suburbs. Crime in the suburbs has been rising.

[@malissacampbell]

I'm from Detroit and my favorite part of your commentary is lit my most favorite is mad as can be and the mean street and wen the screen gets orange red and that voice I just love when you talk about Detroit but I also learn things about Detroit I never knew so thanks 👍👍❤❤❤❤ for that

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

30:10: Facebook Live streaming issues? I think Chris actually stopped to use the roadside toilet.

[@jmuench420]

Any plans to do a video on Lansing on of these days?

[@ChrisHarden]

Yeah… one of these days. Nothing in the works right now… but… yeah… one of these days.

[@SuperSuperman1976]

@@ChrisHarden what about Flint? Or Inkster? Real nice areas!

[@lorrainemchugh7051]

Born and raised at 7 mile and vandyke. Times were good thou...

[@WoodworkerDan]

I grew up in this area. It was a great place to live. This video breaks my heart.

[@shelbyz1974]

Another great video! I'm not a native from Detroit but you're videos give us great insight into these communities.

[@donnimetropolis9899]

It's pretty much slanted bullshit

[@thebestchannel5456]

Great video?

[@andremoore6928]

I grew up in the 48205 on Edmore it use to be beautiful and a diverse neighborhood sad to see it go down. Proud graduate of Denby High School c/o 2005

[@hildeschmid8400]

Have you done one on the 48215?

[@stankaftan5816]

Great job, Chris! You captured it. There are just no words, other than heartbreaking. At the beginning of the video on the right I recognized the parish of some friends of mine, the former Guardian Angels Catholic Church. Totally left to ruin today.

[@deborahhewitt6101]

My mom and stepfather were married at Guardian Angeles in 69. My brother walked through there not long ago. He said that the neighborhood is falling down and is a pretty dangerous area to be in. I've seen pictures of the church. Very sad

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

stankaftan5816;if you find this vid interesting,I recommend a book for you to read:"Grand River And Joy"set on the brink of the '67 Retaliation,and offers views on the factors leading up to this "explosion" from a black and a Jewish standpoint!! One of the most comprehensive books ever written about this era of Detroits' history!!

[@CamiMack5616]

Some of these houses looked like they were so cute, or so beautiful at one time. What a shame. There are still some beautiful homes, that are occupied, but sadly, the surrounding area is such a terrible place to live. Respect to those who are still living there, and take care of their homes, and do the best they can with what they live around.

[@Felix_Effex]

They were cute well built homes. I have the original deed and plans from my grandparent's home built in 1943. I lived there for five years after gran passed. I didn't want to move really the home was in my family for 50 years.. The crime made me, no place to raise a child IMO.

[@jangcarangers4919]

It's a demographic issue. I'm not saying their damned to continually repeat this, but whether it's Haiti, South Africa or Detroit the more autonomy and space they are given, this is what happens. Race is very real, and this is a product of our natural differences.

[@PhantasyStarved]

RIP Eastland Mall, so many memories. Worked here for Kay-Bee Toys '89-'90, Electronics Boutique '92-'94, Suncoast Motion Picture Company '93-'94 also a resident of the 48205 until 1986, Mohican Regent, near Regent & State Fair. God Bless that Boy's and Girl's Club that used to be nearby on Schoenherr across Wish Egan Field

[@tazmod7272]

I had visited a friend back in the 80’s at his house on Alcoy street off of Gratiot. I checked Google Maps and his house is gone.

[@ronshawver6880]

"I" lived on Alcoy street til '76, between Linnhurst and Parkgrove. My house is gone too. Small world! My address was 18467 Alcoy.

[@tazmod7272]

@@ronshawver6880 : I think his house was one block off Gratiot. One day I was looking out the back window and noticed that tubular garbage truck was loosing it’s load out the back of the truck. They left with the mess in the alley. I called the city. A clean up crew came out after 5pm and only cleaned up what they dropped.

[@tazmod7272]

@@BiteTheCurbNow : No, I don’t. I didn’t wander around very much. I do remember my friend taking me to a Farmer’s Market for fresh fruit and veggies. I think it was near 7 or 8 mile.

[@jerryminchella6001]

OMG I grew up in this area. It looks totally different. Scary as hell!

[@TingTingalingy]

When did you live here? I've never known this area to be nice and I was born in 1983

[@brianalex2193]

I've just moved from that area last year.

[@BillyT531]

Thank you for your accurate portrayal of this part of Detroit without the woke overlay. You were on point about family structure becoming the solution but when you have 75% of a population born out of wedlock, they are already disadvantaged from the beginning. Glad you didn't get hit by that driver as the one stat you didn't mention is the number of people that don't carry any kind of car insurance in the city. Sadly, the crime is now carrying over into the inner ring suburbs of Harper Woods, East Pointe, South Warren, and even parts of St. Clair Shores. Lotto tickets..."the poor people's tax". BTW, the late Dr. Wayne Dyer also graduated from Denby in the late 1950's.

[@donnimetropolis9899]

Funny

[@BillyT531]

@@donnimetropolis9899 Sad. Nothing funny about it. I fail to see the humor.

[@donnimetropolis9899]

@@BillyT531 what's funny is your twisted perspective.

[@donnimetropolis9899]

Well you figure it out genius. Michigan before all the factories deserted was the most segregated state in the union thanks to racist redlining and a select host of realities as well as the largest migration of whites OUT of a city in the history of the United States. And the jobs basically went the same. I find it funny how people can stereotype half ass statistics that don't even live in a place as if they're experts yet gloss over cause and effect realities to make themselves feel better. The HIGHEST Unjustified car insurance in the nation with statistics to prove its unjustified. But to racist or gullible minded people like yourself I'm certain you have an excuse for that as well. I AM a Detroiter. And actually all WOKE means is we don't listen to the bullshit and deal with reality. BOTH SIDES.

[@williambandyk327]

@@BillyT531 "Woke"? WTF?

[@TakenTook]

So sad. Used to live in the neighborhood near Osborn high school when it was still pretty nice. My dad would take us to Alinosi's ice cream shop for clown sundaes -- an upside-down ice cream cone in a bowl, decorated to look like a clown with a pointed hat. When I check on Google maps street view these days, so many of the nice sturdy houses I remember are now boarded up, falling down....

[@TakenTook]

Spotted it at 28:55 -- right next to the blue and white liquor store between Waltham and Goulburn. Alinosi's is definitely no longer in business.

[@lorrainemchugh7051]

Use to go to Alinoisis every Sunday. Loved it. I worked at Buddy's as a bartender for a few years. Mostly enjoyed the area back then.

[@cheefadareafer]

Eastside till I Die 94 for life!! Harper and Cadieux was the dope spot back in 06. they had the good popcorn regs to.

[@antdogg422]

Like that Slim Shady music at the beginning 😂😂😂😂!

[@Photo75Dog]

Been waiting for the Red Zone..thanks for putting this all together and getting it online. Don't get captured.

[@reillymoore3257]

I spent a few years living just off Gratiot on Helen Street, not far from Mt. Elliot. Probably just outside the Red Zone. I'm back in New York City now, in another Red Zone 😮

[@robinsattahip2376]

Ironic, Hiroshima is a beautiful clean and safe city. America has declined horribly.

[@faygoforthejuggalo]

7 mile and hayes Coney time is one of the best Coney Islands in Detroit

[@tinapartain831]

Yup I use to go up to 7 Mile and Hayes to my Cousins hang out for a week and go back to S.W. Detroit 48209 And I love Detroit ! Born, Bred & Raised and Breathed Detroit 60's - 2008 . Anything you wanted to do, or go! it was in Detroit ! Fr fr From Concerts to Amusement Parks Edgewater was 1 , to The Detroit Zoo the Michigan State Fair , To Carnivals , Roller - Ice Skating . The America International Fire Works, Drive Inns , let's just say We had it all ! Great Schools Great People ! And God I miss Detroit ! God Bless Detroit and everybody that lives there !😢